SkinFiner

Name: SkinFiner
Availability: InStock
Author: SkinFiner

A dedicated skin retouching tool that smooths tone and texture without turning a face into plastic, running both as a standalone editor and as a plugin inside the larger photo applications.

Version 5.7.2 94.6 MB Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit) Updated 3 days ago

Overview

What this release is

Portrait retouching in a general purpose editor means frequency separation, several layers, and a slow careful pass with a healing brush. SkinFiner exists because most of that work is the same every time, and a tool built only for skin can do it in a fraction of the clicks without producing the waxy result that a blur based approach always gives.

The engine separates tone from texture rather than smoothing both together. That distinction is the whole reason the results hold up. Blotchy colour and uneven shading get evened out while pores and fine detail stay intact, so the face still reads as skin rather than as an airbrushed surface.

Detection is automatic and generally accurate. It finds the skin regions, leaves eyes, lips, hair, and clothing alone, and gives you a brush to correct the mask by hand when a difficult edge confuses it. Working on a group photograph with several subjects is handled in a single pass rather than one person at a time.

Beyond smoothing there is blemish removal with a one click spot brush, colour correction for skin tone that fixes the colour cast from mixed lighting, sharpening that targets only the areas that should stay crisp, and a set of presets covering the usual editorial, natural, and high key looks.

It runs as a standalone application and as a plugin inside the major photo editors, so it can sit inside an existing workflow rather than replacing it. Batch processing pushes a whole shoot through the same settings, which is what makes it viable for event photographers rather than only for single portraits.

Feature set

What you get

Tone and texture separated

Evens out colour and shading while leaving pores and fine detail intact, so skin still looks like skin.

Automatic skin detection

Finds skin regions and excludes eyes, lips, and hair, with a manual brush for correcting difficult edges.

Blemish removal

One click spot removal that samples surrounding texture rather than smearing it.

Skin tone correction

Fixes the colour cast that mixed lighting leaves on faces, independently of the overall image white balance.

Batch processing

Pushes an entire shoot through the same settings, which is what makes it practical for event work.

Plugin and standalone

Runs on its own or inside the major photo editors so it fits into an existing workflow.

Changes in this build

What changed

Rebuilt detection model with better accuracy on darker skin tones and on side lit faces
Faster processing on high resolution files through GPU acceleration
New preset group covering natural and editorial looks
Improved mask brush with pressure sensitivity on tablets
Fixed the halo that appeared along hairlines on strongly backlit portraits

Installation

How to install it

Extract the archive to any folder.
Run the setup executable as administrator.
During setup, select the host applications you want the plugin installed into. Those applications must be closed at the time.
Copy the included licence file into the installation folder before the first launch.
Open the program and check that the title bar no longer shows an evaluation notice.

Hardware

System requirements

Processor	Any 64-bit processor, 2 GHz or faster
Memory	4 GB minimum, 8 GB for high resolution batches
Graphics	Any adapter with OpenGL 3.3, GPU acceleration used when present
Storage	300 MB free space
Display	1920 x 1080 recommended
System	Windows 7 through Windows 11, 64-bit

Package

Release information

Title	SkinFiner
Version	5.7.2
Developer	SkinFiner
Category	Photo Editing
Platform	Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit)
Package size	94.6 MB
Interface languages	English, German, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese
Release identifier	BS-57200001
Listed	3 years ago
Last rebuilt	3 days ago
Total downloads	192,396

Questions

Before you start

Does it work as a plugin?

Yes, inside the major photo editors. Select the hosts during setup and leave those applications closed while it installs.

Can it handle several people in one image?

Yes. Detection finds each face independently and the settings apply to all of them in one pass.

Does batch processing keep the raw file?

It writes new files and leaves the originals untouched. The output folder is set in the batch panel.

Why does the result look flat at full strength?

Full strength is deliberately too much so you can find the ceiling. Most portraits sit between forty and sixty percent.